Okay, so genealogy really
doesn't belong on a business Web site. What can I say? I love history
and genealogy! Consequently, the chance to write a person's memoir
or a family's history is a special treat. If not captured on paper
today, those fleeting memories may soon be gone. . .forever.

My own family tree traces
HERSHELMAN back through Crawford County,
in Western Pennsylvania, where the old German families came to the
United States, in 1833, as HERSCHELMANN.
In Pfalz, Bavaria, Germany, the name was HIRSCHELMANN.
(An 1833 newspaper announces their
intent to emigrate. "They"
are Johann Adam Hirschelmann and his adult children. And yes,
the kids came, too.)

With such a rare surname,
I am collecting information on all descendants with all variations of
the spelling, including HERSCHELMAN, HIRSCHELMAN,
etc.

I am the listress of the
HERSHELMAN mailing list on RootsWeb
, the oldest free genealogical cooperative on the Web. Here, all HERSHELMANs,
no matter what the spelling, share information.

An interesting note: All
of the HERSHELMANs I have located with
my spelling have a common tale floating amongst their family lore: We
are related to Clark Gable. His mother was a HERSHELMAN.